A word about Ladyboys and Buddhism (the recurring thread!)

In Thailand, there's a strong culture of ladyboy's, toms (tomboys), dee's (ladies who prefer ladies), and various other subcultures of which I'm unaware.  It was interesting to observe the ease with which these people of various gender identify themselves as well as their social acceptance.  Clearly, being gay, transexual, transgender, or anything else you might want to be is not an issue...why?  Because it's a Buddhist country!  Or at least this is what we concluded based on conversations with locals and ex-pats.  


Here's an interesting post about the subject: Buddhism and Ladyboys (Transgenders)


In a nutshell, Buddhism addresses the behavior and actions of people, not man or woman.  There's no distinction between heterosexuals and homosexuals.  Another reason is that, according to an expat friend, Buddhism says that as long as you are being true to yourself, you are not in the wrong.  


Wouldn't it be wonderful if this was the case all over the world?  What a stark contrast to this recent, shameful display in Moscow.